Prepositions of Time
Prepositions in expression of time
1. The Preposition in
IN | |
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| in 1939 |
in 1966 | |
| in January |
in May | |
| in Spring |
in the Autumn of 1962 | |
| in the morning |
in the evening | |
in the afternoon | |
| in a moment |
in two weeks | |
| in the 1970s |
in the fifties | |
| in the 20th century |
in the first century B.C. |
*but AT NIGHT – see below
2. The preposition on
ON | |
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| on Monday |
on Thursday | |
| on April (the) 1st* |
on (the)1st (of) April* | |
| on Good Friday |
on Easter Monday | |
on my birthday | |
| on Saturday morning |
on Friday evening | |
on the afternoon of (the) 4th (of) June. |
* These words (..) are only spoken, not written.
3. The preposition at
AT | |
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| at night |
| at 5 o’clock |
at midnight | |
| at Christmas |
at Easter | |
| at breakfast time |
at lunchtime | |
at dinner time | |
| at the end of the week |
at the same time | |
at the weekend |
4. Other prepositions
Preposition Example sentence | |
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| Let’s go for a drink after work. |
| He called 10 minutes ago. |
| I have a shower before school. |
| I can see you between Monday and Thursday. |
| I will pay you by Friday. |
| Many died during the war. |
| I have been married for 10 years. |
| I work from Monday to/till/until Friday. |
| I left at 25 past 10. (10:25) |
| I have been ill since Monday. |
| I will wait till/until you phone. |
| I left at 25 to 10. (10:35) |
| I work up to 8 hours a day. |
| I have to leave within the next hour. |